Tia Leoni (photo shown in the article) is a movie star with Polish, Italian and English roots and a wonderful acting talent. She became popular thanks to her starring role in the blockbuster Bad Boys (1995). Then she starred in other notable films such as Deep Impact (1998), The Family Man (2000), Jurassic Park III (2001) and Dick and Jane Swindlers (2005).).
Early Biography
Tia Leoni (Elizabeth Tia Pantaleoni) was born in New York on February 25, 1966 to lawyer Anthony and nutritionist Emily.
She fell in love with acting at an early age thanks in large part to the influence of her paternal grandmother Helenka Pantaleoni, who played in silent films. But the girl chose to focus on her studies at school, then at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, where she studied anthropology and psychology.
And just after returning from a trip to Italy, Japan and the island of Saint Croix, she began her career as an actress.
Debut ontelevision
Accepting the challenge of her friend, the girl decided to participate in the casting for the filming of the television series "Charlie's Angels" in 1988. Tia unexpectedly landed the lead role, despite her shallow knowledge and lack of experience in the field.
Realizing her shortcoming, she began to improve her acting skills in Los Angeles. But the shooting of "Charlie's Angels", much to her regret, never began due to the writers' strike in Hollywood.
Fortunately, in 1989, the blue-eyed beauty managed to land the role of Lisa Di Napoli in the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara (1984-1993), after which she made her big screen debut in Blake Edwards' comedy film titled "Switch" (1991.). In addition, the girl took part in other projects of the same genre, such as A League of Her Own (1992), Flying Blind (1992) and Fake Countess (1994). The actress gained more public attention when she co-starred with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Michael Bay's The Bad Boys (1995).
Comic talent
Noticing Tia's potential and excellent comedic skills, ABC immediately approached her to star in their new sitcom Wilde Again. The series aired in 1995 and then aired on NBC (1996) as The Naked Truth. This not only made her popular, but also gave praise from critics and viewers. Tia became one of the most prominent rising stars in Hollywood at the time.
Through acting in the series until 1998, the actress also starred with Ben Stiller in the film Flirting with the Naturaldisaster (1996). She also began dating David Duchovny, who fell in love with the audience on The X-Files, attracting the attention of the media.
Wedding and movie success
Despite her failed relationship with director Neil Tardio and The Naked Truth creator Chris Thompson, on May 6, 1997, Tia married Duchovny without a doubt at Grace Church in Manhattan.
She continued her acting career this time in Mimi Leder's sci-fi drama Deep Impact (1998). Here, the girl played TV reporter Jenny Lerner, who learned that the Earth would be destroyed by a huge meteorite.
Successfully proving her versatile talent in the performance of different characters, Tia Leoni helped the film become one of the highest grossing pictures of the year. This achievement boosted her status in the Hollywood film industry, but the actress decided to retire from the limelight in order to raise her daughter, Madeleine West, born April 24, 1999
Successful career
However, it was difficult for Tia Leoni to resist the inner desire to act. So she returned to acting in late 2000, playing the female lead in Brett Ratner's fantasy drama The Family Man opposite Nicolas Cage.
Then was the thriller "Jurassic Park III" (2001). And director Woody Allen used her in his dramatic comedy work called "Hollywood Ending" (2002).
After working with Al Pacino and Kim Basinger in the hit film People I Know (2002) June 15, 2002 Tiagave birth to a son, Kid Miller. Again, a two-year hiatus did not affect her talent, because she played brilliantly with Adam Sandler in "Spanish English" (2004). Add to this the films with her participation: "Secrets of the Past" (2004) and "Swindlers Dick and Jane" (2005).
After returning, Tia Leoni has even more roles. She played in the films: "Kill Me" (2007), "Ghost City" (2008) and "Miss Capture" (2010). At the same time, the actress willingly starred with Duchovny in the drama American Dreamers in 2009.
Private life
Tia broke up with David Duchovny in 2008. They briefly reunited in 2011, but finally divorced in 2014. Since then, she has regularly dated Tim Daly, with whom she starred in Madame Secretary.
